My sweet friend Amy and the girls at Options must have needed some more drama because of course I was there when this all happened. I’m so thankful Amy braved the blood with me and took me to the hospital. It turns out she handles stress pretty similar to me, so it worked out well.

You would think walking into the ER and getting medical attention for a clotting/excessive bleeding issue would be a no brainier. Not so much. I had to literally stand around waiting for a room because all the beds were all full at the time. So we just stood there, waiting. I wondered how long it would be before I lost enough blood to fall over, or better yet how long before it covered my clothing and possibly the floor. God is good and somehow it all held together until we actually got a bed. Clothing crisis averted and no unsuspecting patrons of the ER waiting room got a horror show. Ok, enough of the gore – I’m sure you get the point.

I’m pretty tired of having IVs and needle pricks for blood draws at this point. I’m so used to it now that it doesn’t phase me anymore, I could probably watch it happen and not blink. I still choose to look away though, it makes me feel more normal. I know there is still more testing to be done in the next few weeks so I’m not home free in the stick area yet. Oh joy.

We had so many people covering us in prayer and we really appreciated it. I believe in the power of prayer and I believe it worked its job yesterday. We were facing several possibilities with what my body was doing: a. blood transfusion, b. repeat surgery c. medication to aide in completing the miscarriage process. We somehow walked out of that hospital with needing none of those horrific options. Incredible.

Somehow my body was able to self sustain the blood loss and kept up beautifully with reproducing the blood as it was lost. It took a little while for it to catch up to itself, but it did it!! No transfusion needed – praise God! Then the ultrasound results came back and there was no need for a repeat surgery or the medication route – praise God again!!

I am so thankful that we walked out with discharge instructions to drink more water than humanly possible (to keep up with regenerating blood) and to not do any lifting, pushing, or pulling. For anyone who knows me this is almost torture BUT I can say its wonderful news today!! I could be sitting here recovering from yet another surgery or dealing with the transfusion aftermath. If I were allowed to jump for joy right now, I would.

Lord, is this over now? Can we be done with this nightmare? If not, I understand, but I would really love some time to recover. Yours truly, Kristan